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Steve Tshwete Council boots speaker, elects red beret as house leader

EFF welcomes new speaker from own ranks to council.

February 10, 2026
Middelburg Observer Less than a minute
The newly elected council speaker Zandile Joseph Ngubeni.
The Steve Tshwete town council's newly elected speaker, Zandile Joseph Ngubeni.

The Steve Tshwete Council of Middelburg elected EFF councillor Zandile Joseph Ngubeni as the new speaker moments ago.

Ngubeni’s nomination were unopposed.

The EFF brought a motion of no confidence in Middelburg and Hendrina Residents Front (MHRF) councillor, Thato Mathunyane.

With the DA, FF+ and MHRF councilors abstaining from participation, the motion was passed unopposed.

Ngubeni was elected without a secret ballot after zero blowback from opposition benches.

Read more in this week’s Middelburg Observer.

 

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February 10, 2026
Middelburg Observer Less than a minute

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Gerhard Rheeder

I have been a journalist for two decades, with numerous awards to my credit, both in photography and writing. A brief stint as researcher in the opposition offices of the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, honed my skills as specialist local government reporter, covering crime and courts.
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